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BartooToo
Profile Joined September 2010
29 Posts
October 17 2010 19:06 GMT
#1
Hey guys,
I was wondering today,
What qualities do you need to become a pro gamer,
I have thought of some but do some other people have something to add to the list?

-Determination
-The ability to continue when it's not going that well
-Intelligence

Greetz,
Bart
BluzMan
Profile Blog Joined April 2006
Russian Federation4235 Posts
October 17 2010 19:08 GMT
#2
LOTS OF LOTS OF FREE TIME.
You want 20 good men, but you need a bad pussy.
Endymion
Profile Blog Joined November 2009
United States3701 Posts
October 17 2010 19:10 GMT
#3
Lots of practice and the willingness to sacrifice everything to become one, it doesn't take a lot of intelligence to play starcraft at a pro level, hense why a pro will still rape you while he is drunk and you are sober.
Have you considered the MMO-Champion forum? You are just as irrational and delusional with the right portion of nostalgic populism. By the way: The old Brood War was absolutely unplayable
Terranist
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
United States2496 Posts
October 17 2010 19:11 GMT
#4
mostly lots of time to practice and motivation to continue after tough defeats. it helps when the culture you are raised in doesn't look down upon professional gaming as well. there is a good reason why foreigners couldn't crack the korean proscene.

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dukethegold
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
Canada5645 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-17 19:13:21
October 17 2010 19:12 GMT
#5
On October 18 2010 04:08 BluzMan wrote:
LOTS OF LOTS OF FREE TIME.


Agreed.

Pointless to even mention passion, dedication or talent without THAT prerequisite.

I haven't played a single 1v1 ladder game since school started. Q_Q
BartooToo
Profile Joined September 2010
29 Posts
October 17 2010 19:13 GMT
#6
Yeah, I agree with all of you guys that Time and dedication is the most important by far. But, the difference at the real high level is in fact talent, because all will most likely spend about as much time as the other training.
vectorix108
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
United States4633 Posts
October 17 2010 19:13 GMT
#7
The only reason why Koreans are much better than everyone else is because of the fact that gaming is their job. They have nothing but practice time, and their entire day is revolved around gaming. Us foreigners cannot compare to that, because the support for E-sports is not even close to the same level as the Koreans. We all have jobs or school to go to. :/
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kidcrash89
Profile Joined August 2010
198 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-17 19:52:11
October 17 2010 19:14 GMT
#8
On October 18 2010 04:08 BluzMan wrote:
LOTS OF LOTS OF FREE TIME.


Yeah, for college students, I don't know how you can have a good gpa and pursue a technical degree and dedicate 8-12 hours a day to starcraft. I don't think the pros really have that different of qualities than other people. Actually, in some cases, I feel that progamers have the wrong qualities, particularly in their decision making and logical reasoning. That goes for anything though, not just gaming.

Also, consistency is huge. That's really why I respect Idra a lot. He does the same thing a lot, but he does it because he's practiced it so much in so many situations and doesn't have to rely on much risk when it counts.
holy_war
Profile Blog Joined July 2007
United States3590 Posts
October 17 2010 19:19 GMT
#9
On October 18 2010 04:08 BluzMan wrote:
LOTS OF LOTS OF FREE TIME.


By that you mean dedicate SC2 as your job. There are very few top pros that has a job or is going to school.
Pulse-SC2
Profile Joined October 2010
United States1 Post
October 17 2010 19:22 GMT
#10
Well, to be a pro gamer, these are the traits that you need -

1.) Determination
2.) A lot of free time
3.) Intelligence
4.) Creativity

Things that you don't need, but help -

1.) Manners

Meh, lots of practice :3
A pure hand needs no glove to cover it.
BartooToo
Profile Joined September 2010
29 Posts
October 17 2010 19:23 GMT
#11
Hmm yeah,

Anyone else still has an idea, I know free time is the most important, but some things will help.
SnuggleZhenya
Profile Joined July 2010
596 Posts
October 17 2010 19:27 GMT
#12
Great and Quick decision making ability.
You'll never get better being an angry nerd sitting alone in your room.
Kyhol
Profile Blog Joined October 2008
Canada2574 Posts
October 17 2010 19:27 GMT
#13
You shouldn't whine like a bitch when you lose. Find out what you did wrong. I see this happen all the time and it really pisses me off.
Wishing you well.
FC.Strike
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States621 Posts
October 17 2010 19:30 GMT
#14
...free time is NOT the most important thing, wtf.

Being near the top level of any activity is proportional to the amount of effort you're willing to put into said activity. Getting to the absolute tip top requires a little talent and depending on the activity ingenuity.

The fact of the matter is the great majority of people (I wouldn't be surprised if that number is >98%) don't even have enough willpower to do things they enjoy doing, let alone force themselves to do something they won't enjoy.

The significance of effort cannot be understated - if you're average or below average at something it's because you're not trying hard enough. Period.

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BartooToo
Profile Joined September 2010
29 Posts
October 17 2010 19:32 GMT
#15
@FC.Strike

Yeah, I absolutely agree with you, but what are the qualities that take you even further than the rest of the hard training players?
HDPhoenix
Profile Joined August 2010
Singapore83 Posts
October 17 2010 19:38 GMT
#16
On October 18 2010 04:22 Pulse-SC2 wrote:
Well, to be a pro gamer, these are the traits that you need -

1.) Determination
2.) A lot of free time
3.) Intelligence
4.) Creativity


I think creativity is the biggest factor to becoming popular, which leads you to getting sponsored. No offense to TLO but he's not the best currently. He IS one of the most popular due to his very creative builds and everyone, myself included, loves watching his games. So I would say creativity and daring to try them out of critical matches is the most entertaining and thus the most important trait of a pro gamer long term
Gotmog
Profile Joined October 2010
Serbia899 Posts
October 17 2010 19:44 GMT
#17
On October 18 2010 04:32 BartooToo wrote:
@FC.Strike

Yeah, I absolutely agree with you, but what are the qualities that take you even further than the rest of the hard training players?

Training harder. Period.

For good traits i could add. Enormous willpower. Stability.

People who are suggesting Talent or something.....get real.
Talent is an excuse for a week mind.
"When you play the game of drones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground"
intrigue
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Washington, D.C9933 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-10-17 19:47:06
October 17 2010 19:46 GMT
#18
pretty sure fc strike hit it on the head. discipline to practice, definitely one of if not the most important qualities. it's a form of talent by its own right =P
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Skeyser
Profile Joined June 2010
Canada219 Posts
October 17 2010 19:49 GMT
#19
Dedication
Dedication
Dedication
HwangjaeTerran
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Finland5967 Posts
October 17 2010 19:51 GMT
#20
Winning a lot

that pretty must sums it, people are different.
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